diff --git a/pytest_reportportal/plugin.py b/pytest_reportportal/plugin.py
index 6e779fc6..51427676 100644
--- a/pytest_reportportal/plugin.py
+++ b/pytest_reportportal/plugin.py
@@ -22,17 +22,17 @@ class RP_Report_Listener(object):
     def pytest_runtest_makereport(self, item, call):
         report = (yield).get_result()
 
+        if report.when == "setup":
+            # when function pytest_setup is called,
+            # test item session will be started in RP
+            PyTestService.start_pytest_item(item)
+
         if report.longrepr:
             PyTestService.post_log(
                 cgi.escape(report.longreprtext),
                 loglevel='ERROR',
             )
 
-        if report.when == "setup":
-            # when function pytest_setup is called,
-            # test item session will be started in RP
-            PyTestService.start_pytest_item(item)
-
         if report.when == "call":
             self.called = True
             if report.passed: